I like the idea of a safe word and the concept behind it but would it work for real. I know that for some couples it would work but I feel like for more couples it wouldn’t. Like the idea of a safe word to me means"hey, you’re not being honest so be honest now". What’s to stop the person from just lying again even after the safe word was said.
I don’t think it’s a “hey I think your lying” it’s a “hey this is a safe space to let out how you really feel”
Like if I’m being honest I do keep emotions and stress a little bottled up in my life and tell my wife I’m fine. If we implemented that it would be more of a “I’m stressed, worried, and don’t know what to do next” instead of an “I’m fine”